Oxford County, Maine (ME)

County population in 2016: 57,366 (17% urban, 83% rural); it was 54,755 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,533County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,116County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,176Renter-occupied apartments: 5,651 (it was 5,138 in 2000)

% of renters here:

23%

State:

29%

Land area: 2078 sq. mi.

Water area: 97.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 people per square mile (low).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Oxford County: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $139,469 (it was $80,300 in 2000)

Oxford:

$139,469

Maine:

$184,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,215 - $218,291

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $194,613

Here:

$194,613

State:

$231,129

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,642

Here:

$178,642

State:

$248,745

In 2-unit structures: $204,664

Here:

$204,664

State:

$209,120

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,031

Here:

$196,031

State:

$216,821

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $237,144

Here:

$237,144

State:

$218,886

Mobile homes: $69,449

Here:

$69,449

State:

$67,074

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $99,368

Here:

$99,368

State:

$79,867

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,078Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $406

Institutionalized population: 416

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0

Rapes: 2

Robberies: 0

Assaults: 3

Burglaries: 104

Thefts: 135

Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0

Rapes: 7

Robberies: 0

Assaults: 5

Burglaries: 108

Thefts: 129

Auto thefts: 19

Health of residents in Oxford County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.70.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.61.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.53.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.

(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.4% for Black residents, 28.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 65.6% for American Indian residents, 88.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.3% for other race residents, 27.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 46.5 years old
(Males: 45.8 years old, Females: 46.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.5 years old, Black residents: 17.4 years old, American Indian residents: 21.4 years old, Asian residents: 27.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18.9 years old, Other race residents: 15.1 years old)

Area name: Oxford County, MEFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Oxford County is $480 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $553 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Agriculture in Oxford County:

Average size of farms: 144 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31,238Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $744.23The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.72%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.45%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27,749Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.36%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $28,625The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.54%Average age of principal farm operators: 54 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.08Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.69%Corn for grain: 711 harvested acresLand in orchards: 666 acres

Earthquake activity:

Oxford County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Oxford County, Maine in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (749)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (735)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (601)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (425)

Unspecified dementia (374)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (368)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (302)

Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (180)

Pneumonia, unspecified (179)

Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (157)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.53Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,928Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 132Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,871

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,007Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,097

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 156.6. This is more than state average.

97.9% of residents of Oxford speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

89% of Oxford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Maine.